Bottle-corking machine.



J. E. ROVBTTI.

BOTTLE GORKING MAOHINB.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 1l 1910.

Patented May 23, 1911.

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ATTORNEYS J. B. ROVETTI.

BOTTLE OORKING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1, 1010.

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JOSEPH ERCOLE ROVETTI, OF BARRE, VERMONT.

BOTTLE-CORKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

Application led July 1, 1910. Serial No. 569,899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. Rovnr'rr, a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of Barre, in the county of vWashington and State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Bottle-Corking Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machines for corking bottles and the like, and has reference more particularly to a device of this class, which comprises a frame adapted to be suitably supported, a plunger mounted thereon for reciprocation, a tapered guide for directing the cork, and arranged to have the plunger move through the guide to force the cork into the bott-le neck, means for actuating the plunger, and a bottle holder for positioning the bottle with the mouth thereof under the guide, the guide being tapered so that the cork is compressed before it is forced into the neck of the bottle.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable machine for introducing corks or other Stoppers into bottles and the like, by means of which the operation of coi-king the bottle is facilitated and simplified, which can be manually operated with comparatively little effort, which is provided with a bottle holder, obviating the necessity of positioning the bottle by means of the hand, and thus doing away with the danger to the hand should the bottle break while being corked, and which can be easily attached to a table or any other suitable support.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which-- Figure l is a side elevation of an embodiment of my invention, showing the same in operation,` and indicating certain of the parts in different positions in dotted outlines; Fig. 2 is a lon itudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; ig. 3 is a fragmentary, longitudinal section showing certain of the parts in different positions; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the bottle holder; and Fig. 5

is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that while the device is particularly useful for introducing corks into bottles, it can also be advantageously employed for providing other vessels or receptacles with Stoppers. As it frequently happens in corking glass bottles that the pressure necessary is sufficient to break the bottle, there is considerable danger to the operator, as his hands or other parts of his body may bc injured by fragments of glass. This is especially true if it is necessary for him to position the bottle by hand. In my bottle corking machine, I provide a bottle holder' which can be quickly manipulated to bring the bottle into position such that the cork guide is placed directly above the mouth of the bottle. The operator can thus remove his hand out of danger. This also leaves both hands free for the operation of the plunger and for other purposes.

Certain of the details of construction form no part of the invention, and can be varied in accordance with individual preference and special conditions, without departing from the underlying spirit of the invention.V

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I employ a frame 10 of substantially rectangular form, having a lower bar 11 and an upper bar 12, connected by end bars 13 and 14. At the latter the frame has eX- tensions constituting a lower arm 15 and an upper arm 16, ada ted to receive between them a table top l or any other suitable support. The lower arm 15 has a threaded end opening 18, in which is arranged a clamping screw 19 adapted to engage the under side of the support, and manually operable to secure the frame in position. The upper arm 16 is preferably somewhat longer than the lower arm. Upon the upper bar 12 of the frame are spaced uprights 20 connected at the upper end by a cross bar 21 having a substantially central enlargement 22 provided with an opening therethrough. The uprights 20 are rounded at the inner edges, and constitute guides for a purpose which will appear hereinafter.

The lower and upper bars of the frame have enlargements 23 and 24. The latter has a tapered opening 25, and the lower one has a substantially straight opening 26. A tapered guide sleeve 27, having at the upper end a rim 28, and at the other end a substantially straight, reduced extension 29, is mounted in the enlargements 23 and 24. The rim 28 seats at the upper face of the enlargement 24, and the straight part 29 of the guide extends through the opening 26 1n the enlargement 23. The guide constitutes means for directing the cork into the mouth of the bottle, as will Vappear hereinafter'.

The plunger 30 is mounted for reciprocation between the uprights 20, extending through the enlargement 22 of the cross bar 2l. A slide member 31, having at the ends recesses 32, is movably positioned between the uprights, and receives the rounded or inner portions of the same in the grooves 32. It has a hub 33 through which the plunger passes and in which it is secured. The plunger has the lower end 34 split and normally slightly larger in diameter than the interior diameter of the part 29 of the guide 27. Consequently, when the end of the plunger is forced into the part 29 of the guide, it is compressed as shown in Fig. 2 to permit it to pass to the end of the guide. The operating lever 35 has a slotted part 36 which receives between the sides thereof, the uprights `2O and the slide member 31. lt is pivotally connected by means of a bolt 37 or the like, with the hub 33 of the slide member. The end of the operating lever is upwardly rdisposed and is pivotally connected by means of a link 33, with the outer end of the frame 10. Thelink is pivotally secured to the frame and the lever, by means of screws 39 or the like. The lever is formed so that it can be manually operated to reciprocate the plunger 30.

I provide a bottle holder 40 for suitably positioning the bottle 41 or other receptacle into which the cork 42 is to be inserted. The holder includes a pair of hangers 43 having at the lower end laterally disposed eyes 44, and at the upper end downwardly disposed, offset parts 45, constituting hooks, at the ends of which are open eyes 46. The hooks are positioned upon the lower bar 11 of the frame, and serve to support the holder in position. A carrier 47, comprising side bars 4S connected at the lower end by a cross bar 49, and hoops 50, receives the bottle, which rests upon the cross bar 49 within the hoops 50 and between the side bars 48. The latter, at the upper ends, have laterally-disposed eyes 5l, which slidably receive the hangers 43. The side bars themselves, are also slidably received in the eyes 44 at the lower ends of the hangers. This arrangement permits the carrier to move up and down longitudinally of the hangers. An operating bail lever 52, consisting of a U-shaped member having the sides bent to form eyes 53 near the ends thereof, has the extremities bent to form hooks 54 engaging under the eyes 51 of the carrier side bars. The eyes 53 are removably connected with the eyes 46, by means of connections 55, which consist preferably of S-shaped hook members. rlhe bail lever serves to raise and lower the carrier. In its elevated position, as shownin` Fig. 4, the U-shaped part of the lever is upwardly disposed and the carrier is lowered as far as possible. A bottle is inserted Vby the operator of the device, and the bail is then swung downward, pivoting at the eyes 53. This raises the extremities 54 of the bail lever and raises the carrier, which elevates with it, the bottle. The bail lever is brought into engagement with the bottle and is held in this position, the ends 54 being swung outwardly beyond the fulcrum points. lThe holder is positioned directly under the cork guide, and the upwardmovement of the carrier brings the mouth of the bottle into juxtaposition with the end 29 of the guide. This end can enter the mouth of the bottle as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The moistened cork is introduced into the guide and the plunger is moved downward into engagement with the cork and forcesk it through the guide. The cork is Vcompressed in passing through the guide, so that it can freely enter the bottle mouth. The plunger is then raised and the bottle carrier lowered, so that the bottle can be removed and another placed in the carrier.

Having .thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A machine of the class described, comi porting said carrier and eyes movably receiving said side bars, said hangers being received in said eyes of said side bars, and a handle bail pivotally carried by said hangers, and engaging said carrier, whereby it is operative to raise and lower the same.

3. A machine of the class described, comprising means for forcing a cork into a bottle neck, and a bottle holder consisting of a carrier having side bars, a cross bar connecting the same, and hoops, said side bars having eyes at the upper ends thereof, hangers having hooks for supporting said carrier, and eyes movably receiving said side bars, said hangers being received in said eyes of said side bars, a handle bail, and means for pivotally securing said handle bail to said hangers, said handle bail engaging said carrier, whereby it is operable to raise and lower said carrier.

4. A machine of the class described, comprising means for forcing a cork into a bot; tle neck and a bottle holder consisting of a carrier having side bars, a cross bar connecting the same, and hoops, said side bars having-eyes at the upper ends thereof, hangers having hooks for supporting said carrier, and eyes movably receiving said side bars, said hangers being received in said eyes of said side bars, a handle bail having near the Copies of this patent may be obtained for ends eyes, said hooks having eyes, and pivotal connections between said eyes of said handle bail and said eyes of said hooks, said handle bail at the ends having parts operatively engaging under said eyes at the upper ends of said side bars, whereby said handle bail can be operated to raise and lower said carrier.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH ERCOLE ROVETTI.

Witnesses:

M. E. DRUMGOULD, M. E. BENSON.

ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

